Why People Hide Their Disabilities at Work
Work is stressful. If you’re hiding a disability, the daily grind of early mornings, deadlines, and office politics is compounded into a far heavier burden.
The Problem With Saying a Person ‘Overcame’ Their Disability
How do you overcome something by simply doing something anyone else would be congratulated for? Can’t disabled people simply be congratulated for what they have done without their impairment being part of it?
When Empathy Isn’t Enough
Designers need to go beyond empathy to include the disabled community as participants in design solutions.
The Clever Tech Keeping America’s (Many) Disabled Farmers on the Job
As many as one in five US farmers suffers from a disability that impacts their physical health, senses, or cognition. Offsetting that statistic and keeping Americans fed are technologies like four-wheel-drive golf carts, auto-locking tractor hitches, and even boring old smartphones.
It isn’t a wheelchair that makes my life disabled, it’s buildings without ramps
We are not simply disabled by our bodies but by the way society is organised. It isn’t my use of a wheelchair that makes my life disabled, it’s the fact not all buildings have a ramp.
1 in 4 U.S. Adults Has a Disability
New government research finds 61 million U.S. adults – about 1 in 4 Americans – have a disability that impacts a major part of their life.
Why Cities Need Accessible Playgrounds
Nearly one in five people have a disability in the U.S., yet most playgrounds aren’t built to accommodate them. However, recently, cities have shifted away from the standard playgrounds of the past in favor of more natural, adventurous, and engaging designs.
The Disability Trap
I have multiple sclerosis. Why can’t I move to be closer to my son?
How Negative Societal Attitudes Harm Disabled People
There is so much more to the disabled community than just the physical aspect. Countless individuals with disabilities do not look like they are disabled, but have an invisible illness or disability. Therefore, the theme here should be to not judge a book by its cover.
How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia
Innovations in brain research and AI-fueled assistive technologies could level the playing field for those with language-based learning disabilities.